Last week was characterised by fairly downbeat news on economic activity and ongoing struggles to achieve fiscal goals. Although the German business surveys remained positive, October’s fall in the euro-zone PMI suggested that growth in the region as a whole is slowing sharply. Meanwhile, the vague nature of the European Council’s statement on economic and budgetary policies highlighted just how difficult it will be to make meaningful progress towards fiscal stability.
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